Transcontinental Railroad In 1862, the Pacific Railroad Act chartered the Central Pacific and the Union Pacific Railroad Companies, tasking them with building a transcontinental railroad that would link the United States from east to west. Over the next seven years, the two companies would race toward each other from Sacramento, California on the one side
Koryak men wearing traditional armour with bows. Jesup North Pacific Expedition, Siberia, 1901. Photo taken by Vladimir Jochelson. [593 x 824]
Jesup North Pacific Expedition The Jesup North Pacific Expedition was a major anthropological expedition to Siberia, Alaska, and the northwest coast of Canada. The purpose of the expedition was to investigate the relationships among the peoples at each side of the Bering Strait. Wikipedia Start date: 1897 End date: 1902
Red Army infantry marching through the main street of Kiev, Ukraine, following the liberation of the city from German forces – 1943 [1280×856]
Battle of Kiev Nov. 3, 1943 – Dec. 22, 1943 The Second Battle of Kiev was a part of a much wider Soviet offensive in Ukraine known as the Battle of the Dnieper involving three strategic operations by the Soviet Red Army and one operational counterattack by the Wehrmacht, which took place between 3 November
The Effiel Tower has been re-painted 18 times since its initial construction, an average of once every 7 years, here is how they did it in 1932. [880 x 1204]
The Eiffel Tower is a wrought-iron lattice tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. It is named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower. Wikipedia Located in: Champ de Mars Address: Champ de Mars, 5 Avenue Anatole France, 75007 Paris, France Height: 300 m, 324 m to tip Construction started: January 28, 1887 Hours: Open ⋅